The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Do ouIeTeu. Iuo req lllr6u dlludNlG cannot be made by an agent nor upon information and belief and you will hereafter reject all appli cations in which it does not appear that the entryman made the aver ments contained in the sworn dec- laration upon his own knowledge derived from a personal examina- tion of the lands. The blank in the declaration, to wit: ''that I be- came acquainted with said land by
 -," must be filled in with a full statement of the facts of his acquaintance with the land and how he knows its character as al legged. Said declaration must be corroborated by the affidavits of two reputable witnesses who are acquainted with the land and with the applicant, and who must clearly state their acquaintance with the premises, and the facts as to con- dition and situation of the land upon which they base their judge ment Form 4-074)
 6. Applicants and witnesss must in all cases state their place of actual residence, their business or occupations, and their post-office addresses. It is not sufficient to name the county and State or Ter ritory where a party lives, bat the town or city must be named, and if a residence is in a city the street and number must be given.
 ' The declaration and corrob- orating affidavits may be made be- fore either Register or Receiver of the land district in which the lands are situated, or before the judge CT clerk of court of record of the county in which the lands are situated, and if the lands are in an unorganized county then the affidavit may be made in an adia- cent county. The dispositions of applicant and witnesses in making final proof must be taken in the same manner; and the authority of any practice or regulation per hitting original or final desert land affidavits to be executed be- fore any other officer than those named above, is hereby revoked. The affidavits of applicant and witnesses must in every instance either of original application or final proof, be made at the same time and place and before the same officer.
 s. When proof of the character of the land has been made as above required to the satisfaction of the district officer, the applicant will pay the Receiver the sum of twenty five cents per acre where the land is single minimum, and fifty cents per acre where the land is double minimum. The Register will re- ceive and file his declaration, and the Register and Receiver will jointly issue, in duplicate, certi- fcate (Form 4-199) acknowledg- ing the receipt of the twenty-five or fifty cents per acre, as the case may be, and the filing of the dec laration One of these duplicates will be delivered to applicant; the other will be retained by the Reg i5ter and Receiver with the dec laration and proof. They will bear a number according to the order in which the certificate was issued. The Register will keep a record of the cirtiicates issued, showing the number, date, amount paid, name of applicant, and description of the land applied for in each case, and, in addition, he will note the same upon his plats and records as in cases of ordinary entry. At the end of each month he will, with his regular returns, forwad to the Gen eral Land Office an abstract of the declarations filed and certificates issued under that act during the month, accompanying the same with declarations and proofs filed and the retained copy of certificate in each case. The Receiver will also account for the money re- ceived under this act in the usual form.
 9. Surveys of desert land claims cannot be made in advance of the regular progress of the pubic sur veys. After a township has been  surveyed the claim must be ad- instnL tn Nhn lines nf fhn si1rvnr